Podgy the Bear
mollybecky
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« on: September 24, 2021, 07:08:09 AM » |
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Goldwater didn't run much of a campaign for his 1980 Senate race, and his opponent (Bill Schulz) focused hard on the fact that Goldwater had an abysmal Senate attendance record. Otherwise, Schulz had similar views to Goldwater and he distanced himself from the Carter re-election campaign. Schulz used the slogan "Energy for the Eighties"--in effect telling the Arizona people that he would be a younger, more energetic Goldwater.
It almost worked. Schulz came within a point of defeating Goldwater while Carter lost the state by 32 points.
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